Parishes of 

NorthEast 

Butler County

Log on here at 4pm on
Saturday, November 28
for Mass from
St. Wendelin Church celebrating The First Sunday of Advent
 
Worship Aid: St. Joseph
Worship Aid: Mater Dolorosa & 
St. Wendelin

YES! WE STILL NEED RESERVATIONS!

RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED FOR
WEEKEND MASSES, December 5 & 6.
CALL 724-287-0820 X1 OR EMAIL
BY FRIDAY 3PM TO 
registration@stwendelinbutler.com 
YOU WILL RECEIVE A CONFIRMATION CALL. YOU MUST CALL EACH WEEK.

RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED FOR 
Masses celebrating the Solemnity of Immaculate Conception on Tuesday, Dec. 8. It is a Holy Day of Obligation.
Call or email to the above phone or email by Sunday, Dec. 6 at 5pm.
Masses are:
Vigil - Monday, Dec. 7, 7pm at St. Joe
Tuesday, Dec, 8, 10am, School Mass only
Tuesday, Dec. 8, Noon, Mater Dolorosa
Tuesday, Dec. 8, 7pm, St. Wendelin

Information available soon about
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Masses and registration for them.

This Advent, walk thru the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary
(virtually, no masks needed!)

Joanne Brown, former DRE at SJ/MD, will lead Zoom sessions on
the five Tuesdays of December: 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, from 6:30-8:00pm

Don’t have Zoom or know how to get it? We can help! 

Contact Sue Fraley ASAP for help or to sign up for Zoom links.
Call/text 724-504-3166 or email evangyam@stwendelinbutler.com

There is no commitment! Attend one or all five, each session stands alone!

“Angels” are available NOW by calling/stopping in SW office
On Monday, December 14 - wrapped and tagged gifts are due to SW office
On Tuesday, December 15 - phone calls start for pick up of gifts.

St. Joseph and Mater Dolorosa will again collect Christmas presents for residents 
of Quality Life Services through The Giving Tree. 
To participate now, email 2020christmasgivingtree@gmail.com or call 724-822-2415.
If no answer, leave your name and number for a return call. If you prefer to have Santa’s elves shop for you, send the amount you would like spent to:    
     Attention Giving Tree 
     St. Joseph Administrative Center
     864 Chicora Road
     Chicora, PA 16025
A gift will be purchased using your donation. Wrapped and tagged presents are due
no later than Thursday, December 17 and are to be placed in the cry room at
Mater Dolorosa or in DePaul Hall at St. Joseph during regular Mass times. 

Help make a special Christmas for all our neighbors.

A TASTY NEW BOOK
St. Wendelin School PTG is creating a new recipe book from our three Churches of
St. Joseph, Mater Dolorosa and St. Wendelin. The book will be under the school and
new Parish name. Submit recipes by Friday, December 4 to:  
1.  PTG email at ptgstwend@zoominternet.net  
     OR  
2. Mail to St. Wendelin School, 211 St. Wendelin 
     Rd., Butler, PA 16002  
     OR  
3.  Place a hard copy in the school drop box. 
Forms for submitting a recipe are on the school and Parish websites.
Sales start mid-January, 2021. Questions? Email the PTG at the above address.

SANTA DRIVE THRU
Santa will visit St. Wendelin School on Saturday, December 5, Noon-3pm.
Weather date is the next day, Sunday, December 6, same times.
The afternoon includes Basket Raffles, Hot Cocoa and Cookies,
Photos with Santa in a Horse Drawn Wagon.
Santa’s Official Mailbox will be there for kids to drop off a letter.
Be sure to include a return address for Santa to respond!
HERE is a peak at the Raffle Items!

MEAT RAFFLE
Tickets for the school’s Meat Raffle are online at $5 each.
The drawing is Friday, December 18, 6pm.
First Place is $300 worth of your choice of meat from Welter’s Meat Shop
        ~ Meat will need to be picked up at 
        Welter’s Meat Shop by the winner.
Second Place is a whole ham from Welter’s Country Market
        ~ Ham can be picked up at St. Wendelin School.
Third Place is a turkey from Welter’s Country Market
        ~ Turkey can be picked up at St. Wendelin School.
To purchase tickets, use the links below or contact Stephanie Baldauf at 724-991-0953.
Credit cards are prohibited.
PayPal: https://py.pl/MSiXX  
Debit Card: https://checkout.square.site/buy/BKHPX7M2QW5VPQLYTYTNHR4Z
Sales end Wednesday, December 16 at 11:59pm.

HERE are lots more pictures from the Turkey Drop

On Saturday, our Grouping was able to distribute 500 FREE frozen turkeys and side dishes to anyone who happened by Mater Dolorosa Church.
It was a great show of teamwork and generosity with more than
30 volunteers, all coordinated by Martha Birch.
(The community thanks you, Martha!)

Many thanks also to Chicora Volunteer Fire Company for
directing traffic - it was a success because of you.

And to Welter's Meat Shop and Welter's Country Market
for securing 500 turkeys for us in the middle of a pandemic!

Happy Thanksgiving!
     Giving thanks always and for everything
             in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God the Father
                      Ephesians 5:20

Access HERE for 2020 Fall Faith Formation forms & information.